Born near Wabash Township: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert O. Fink, from Geneva, 2 mi away. The best known of them is Richard R. Schrock, with articles in 56 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Wabash Township. Gary has the most of any town in Indiana: 68.
What stands out about Wabash Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Wabash Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Wabash Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Richard R. Schrock: R._Schrock_-_IChO_2012_Opening_Ceremony.JPG: A.mela93 derivative work: Materialscientist, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Steiner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulysses G. Denman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons